The American media has been mindlessly reporting Friday's referendum vote in Ireland, ostensibly against blasphemy law - There is so much more here! Back in June, we were warned that....
"It would be difficult to propose a context in which blasphemy and homemaking might provide fodder for a single discussion, but in Ireland, absurdities have become an everyday phenomenon. In October, when the Irish 'progressives' have recovered from their exertions in annihilating the right to life of the unborn child—and dancing themselves dizzy in celebration—the next assault will be unleashed: a referendum encompassing the abovementioned unlikely bedfellows. What is proposed is a two-part referendum. One element relates to a scheme to remove the word 'blasphemous' from Article 40.6.1 of the Irish Constitution....Removing the word 'blasphemous' is, of course, simply preparatory to further assaults on the Constitution. Next up will be the three strongest assertions of the Christian basis of the Constitution....There is no plausible exigency right now for removing the blasphemy provision—other than to clear the way for a discussion that will enable the removal of these other elements, liberating opponents of Christianity to ridicule and calumniate the history of Christian Ireland....The second element of the October referendum will be an attempt to remove Article 41.2.1 of the Constitution, which states that 'by her life within the home, the woman gives to the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved,' and 41.2.2, which adds that the state will 'endeavour to ensure that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in labour to the neglect of their duties in the home.' This, likewise, is described as 'anachronistic,' and also 'sexist.' It appears so only to those who know nothing about how the laws of Ireland actually function. In fact, Article 41.2.1 has frequently been used to the benefit of women and mothers in legal cases dealing with sex discrimination. It has also been the basis for financial recognition of the work of a spouse in the home, and has accordingly entitled women to a proper share of family property upon separation. Article 41.2.1 was designed not to imprison women in their kitchens, but to guarantee the rights of women and mothers. It was, for its time, a “progressive” measure....These assaults on the Irish Constitution are not pursued for the sake of mere entertainment or virtue-signaling....Both the 'blasphemy' and the 'homemaking' categories offer opportunities to portray Ireland Past as a dark, discriminatory, and forbidding place, run on the basis of terror" (John Waters, First Things, 6/25/18)
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